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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Webster University

Walker School of Business & Technology

  • Program Basics

      • George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology
      • Webster University Online MBA
      • 470 East Lockwood Ave.
      • St. Louis, 63119, Missouri
      • United States
      • Status Private
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 1,526
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 21
      • Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
      • Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program? Yes
      • Can students transfer from distance program to full-time program? Yes
      • At what point can this be done? At any time during the MBA program.
      • Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program? No
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other states? Yes
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other countries? Yes
      • Students living more than 45 miles from school 80 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School gymnasium / athletic center
        • Student rates for tickets
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 11,836
      • Part-Time MBA: 4,720
      • PhD Program: 61
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 1,620
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Finance
        • Other
        • Master of Marketing
        • Master of International Management/Business
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • MHA; MPA; MA Busn & Operations Security Mngt; MS Computer Sys/Distributed Sys; MS Forensic Acctg; MA Health Care Mngt; MA HR Devel; MA HR Mngt; MA IT Mngt; MA Mngt & Leadership; MA Proc & Acquisitions Mngt; MS Space Systems Operations Mngt; DMgt

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire program

      • Residents $24,300.00
      • Non-Resident $24,300.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $50.00
      • Non-Resident $50.00
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Not required
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Europe 2 %
      • North America 98 %

    • U.S. students in the newest entering class are from the following groups

      • African American 22 %
      • Asian American 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 30 %
      • Chose not to report 44 %

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 33
      • Median 32

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Central financial aid office at the university

    • Percentage of distance MBA students applying for financial aid for the upcoming academic year who received

      • Institutional Scholarships 10 %
      • Loans 65 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? unique scholarship application

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Undergraduate transcripts are reviewed for quantitative coursework by academic advisor.
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 575

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 1,301

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 29
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 1,254

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 306

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 363

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 53

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 24
      • Non-Tenured: 747

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Have tenure: 1 %
      • Are adjuncts: 99 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Textbooks
      • Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? No

    • Estimated number of hours a student will spend working in the class and outside the classroom:

      • Hours per week in class: 3
      • Hours per week outside of class: 12
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? No
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Final exams are administered: Exams are delivered and administered through the Learning Management System.
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 12
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 12
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 96

    • Electives that have been recently added to the distance program:

      • None
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2003
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Finance
        • Other
        • General Management
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Marketing
        • Human Resource Management
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? Yes
      • Joint-degree programs offered to distance MBAs:
        • MBA/MA (Arts)
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Leadership
        • Management Information Systems
        • Human Resource Management
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Other
      • Other Requirements for graduation: Graduate students are expected to maintain a minimum B grade average. The graduate student has a responsibility to demonstrate the ability to complete graduate-level coursework, including the ability to write clearly and succinctly. If the student receives grades of C, F, ZF, or NC the following conditions prevail:Before Advancement to Candidacy (within first 12 credit hours of the program)Probation Before Advancement—A student who receives a C grade is on probation.Dismissal Before Advancement—A student who receives two C grades, an F, a ZF, or an NC is dismissed. A conditional basis student who receives one grade of C or below is dismissed, without further right to appeal for reinstatement.After Advancement to Candidacy (after successfully completing first 12 credit hours of the program)Academic Warning—A student who has been advanced to candidacy and receives one grade of C is sent a notice of academic warning.Probation After Advancement—A student who receives one grade of F or ZF or two grades of C is placed on probation. The student is deemed to be on probation as soon as the grade which results in probation is submitted.Dismissal After Advancement— A student who receives a grade of C and a grade of F, ZF, or NC or two grades of F, ZF, or NC or three grades of C is automatically dismissed from the University. The student is deemed to be dismissed as soon as the grade which results in dismissal is submitted. Students will receive formal written notice from the Office of Academic Affairs in St. Louis. Students who are dismissed cannot enroll or attend classes unless and until they are reinstated or readmitted pursuant to relevant policies. Dismissal from a graduate program is dismissal from Webster University. The University also reserves the right to dismiss students who continuously withdraw from coursework and do not make satisfactory academic progress.
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 36
      • If applicable, are distance MBA students invited to campus for graduation? Yes
      • Does the distance program diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? No

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded lab computers, multimedia/teacher station computers, and faculty laptops. Upgraded lab and faculty software to Windows 7, MS Office 2010, SPSS 19. Replaced/upgraded equipment for the Multimedia/Teacher stations - projectors, switches, blu-ray/vhs players, speakers, projector screens. Replaced some lab furniture.
      • Amount spent: $400,000.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do distance MBA students have access to a career development office? Yes
      • When in the degree process are they able to use the service? At any time
      • Do distance MBAs have access to an alumni database? Yes
      • Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? Yes
      • Career services Web site URL: http://www.webster.edu/careers/

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